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Texicalli Grille

Taking a walk through the Texicalli Grille is like taking a walk through proprietor Danny Young's head: It's crowded, comic, and filled with local history. Put'near every inch of the joint is plastered over with some lost bit of Austin's past, from spare signage (Virginia's Cafe) to old concert posters (Willie!) to a bumper sticker collection par excellence (I'm Crazy Too Carl). You'll also find the front bumper from a '57 Chevy Nomad, an old Sun tabloid ("Girl Gives Birth to Chimpanzee in Tragic Sperm Bank Mishap"), a Chia Elmer Fudd, and plenty of Austin arcana to ogle while waiting on your muy mocha shake. "Texas' attic," one customer called it; "Austin's womb," said another. One thing's for sure: Walk into the Texicalli, and you'll know damn well where you are.